Both of my kids made this plastic bottle snowman craft in their classes this December. In their classes, they used a 2 liter soda bottle but I thought it would look neat with any sized bottle–you could make an entire family of plastic bottle snowmen from water bottles, sports drink bottles, soda bottles…any plastic bottle!

5. Cut out scarf from felt, orange nose from felt or construction paper, yarn for mouth, etc. Glue on embellishments. We used tacky glue for most items but needed a glue dot for the scarf. This is an opportunity to make creative choices!

6. For the hat, we rolled a cardboard (toilet paper) tube in black construction paper an inch longer than the tube. Then, we folded in the top part of the construction paper. We traced a circle on some more construction paper and glued it to the bottom. This is our top hat. My son wanted to decorate it with jewels. I don’t remember that part of Frosty the Snowman but, hey! it is his snowman and he can bedazzle its hat if he wants.

7. Stick two twigs into the holes in the bottle for arms. We had fun gathering the right twigs outside but you can also substitute chenille stems/pipe cleaners.

My son also wanted a broom so I took another twig and tied raffia around it.

Science: Why does it snow? What is the best kind of snow for building a snowman?

Art History: The earliest known illustration of the snowman is from the Book of Hours, c. 1380. During the Renaissance, snowmen were used in political commentary. Snowmen are accessible because anyone can get the material for free and they are also an example of temporary art. What other art can be made from freely available materials? What other types of temporary art can you find? (Check out the History of the Snowman)

Popular Culture: What snowmen do you know from popular culture? Why do snowmen seem so magical? What is the largest snowman on record?

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Candace Lindemann is a published children’s writer and educational consultant. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Working with school districts around the country and some of the most well-known companies in the education industry, Candace creates custom strategies, textbooks, and lesson plans. Her articles have appeared in print and online.

While Candace’s degrees prepared her for a career in education, she’s found that the best preparation for parenting is on the job training.